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Outside Magazine

This latest dispatch by Marco Di Lauro for Outside is from South Sudan. Marco documented the world's youngest nation as it balances the great potential and staggering challenges that have come along with its new independence. (Click image to see more).

CNN

'It's the sort of place where shop owner Havel, 60, can point to the guy sitting next to him and say, "His daddy delivered me for $96."'

That's how CNN describes the community of West, Texas, which was rocked last week by a giant explosion at a fertilizer plant. Global Assignment photographer Jennifer Boomer spent some time in West, and captured the residents' distinct way of life and how they are carrying on in spite of the tragedy. See more of the images that Jennifer shot on assignment for CNN here.

GEO Voyage

For the GEO Voyage special Thailand edition we assigned photographers Giulio Di Sturco and Athit Perawongmetha to bring their unique perspectives on the country. The photographers were assigned to separate features, and their distinct styles lend a varied perspective to the final issue (click images to see more)

Stern

While the announcement of the new pope was big news all over the world, it was especially momentous in Pope Francis's homeland of Argentina. We put Global Assignment photographer Alejandro Kirchuk on assignment for Stern Magazine as the people of Argentina welcomed the news of their native son ascending to the papacy.

Markit Group

Financial information services company Markit Group recently marked their 10-year anniversary, and as part of the celebration they decided to produce an anniversary book. Assigning local photographers, we shot 11 key staff members in 6 different offices around the world. Our aim was to create interesting set-ups that would bring out the character of the subjects and maintain a stylistic continuity throughout. (Photos by Benjamin Lowy and John Slater/Global Assignment for Markit Group)

Forbes

NOVOKUIBYSHEVSK: Yuri Bochkarev, the owner of a local oil firm, OOO Coral, stands by the company's oil containers in Novokuibyshevsk, a suburb of Samara, Russia. (Photo by Ikuru Kuwajima/Global Assignment for Forbes)

Java Magazine

POZNAN, POLAND: Software developer Adam Bien, left, speaks with journalist Arun Gupta at the "Stary Browar" cafe. (Photo by Piotr Malecki/Global Assignment for Java Magazine)

Forbes

TBILISI, GEORGIA: Bidzina Ivanishvili, a Georgian politician and businessman with a net worth reported to be 8 billion dollars, poses in a sitting room in his home that has walls covered in leaves. Ivanishvili was recently nominated to be Prime Minister of Georgia. (Photo by Daro Sulakauri/Global Assignment or Forbes)

Time for Kids

Time for Kids regularly takes a look at the daily lives of children from all over the globe. Global Assignment photographers have documented subjects from Vietnam to Buenos Aires to Texas, and we've seen that, even with vast cultural differences, there are always similarities in how kids live. Here, Annouck Mouche at home with her pet goldfish in Paris, France. (Photo by Veronique de Viguerie for Time for Kids)

Oracle

KIMPO, KOREA: Sang-man Lee (center), Senior Vice President of Korean Air, at the Korean Air headquarters. (Photo by Jae-hyun Kim/Global Assignment for Oracle)